Jeff Driskel may have been signed by the Boston Red Sox, but he has every intention of focusing on his role with the Gators, and then pursuing a job in the NFL.

Driskel, a two-sport athlete in high school, was chosen in the 29th round of the MLB draft.

‘‘After my college football career is over I want to pursue a professional career in the NFL,” Driskel said in a statement. “If I ever decide I want to play baseball, I want to play with the Boston Red Sox who drafted me in the recent draft.''

Driskel still has much work to do as a passer and decision-maker. He took 36 sacks last season and despite completing 64 percent of his throws, he never had a real comfort level throwing the ball. That showed up in his stats—the Gators had the fewest passing years in the SEC last season.

Says Optimum Scouting's Eric Galko on Driskel's outlook for 2013 and beyond: "After an up and down sophomore season at Florida, he’ll have senior receiver Andre Debose, senior “offensive weapon” Trey Burton, and junior receiver Quinton Dunbar to develop with and potentially get Florida back into the SEC title contention this year.

"Driskel may have gone 29th round in the MLB draft, but he’ll likely end up 25 rounds or more earlier in the 2014 or 2015 NFL Draft, whenever he decides to make the NFL jump."